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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1995
Richard Freudenberger, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
CalComp Inc., , US;
Abstract
An improved service station for a printer having a print head comprising a service station for preventing clogging of the nozzles of said print head and a bracket coupled to the service station and rotatably supporting the service station along an extended pivot for restricting movement of the service station to a first selected direction, whereby proper alignment and positioning of the service station with the print head is maintained. The print head moves along a second selected direction toward the service means and the bracket is coupled to the service station along the second selected direction to provide uniform support along the second selected direction. In a particular embodiment, the bracket is an extended hinge-type bracket and is coupled to the service station and a side wall of the printer along the length of the bracket along the second selected direction.